February 1, 2008
  AIA Indiana Presents 2007 Design Awards
AIA Indiana presented seven design awards at its annual convention last fall in Columbus, Ind. A jury of distinguished Iowans—Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, of associate dean for academic programs of the College of Design at Iowa State University; Mark C. Engelbrecht, FAIA, dean of the College of Design at Iowa State University; Paul Mankins, FAIA, principal at substance Architecture; and Kevin Nordmeyer, AIA, LEED-AP, partner, RDG Planning and Design—chose to bestow two honor awards, two merit awards, and two citations on their peers from Indiana. The jury also chose to present one project with the Outstanding Indiana Architecture Award, open to architects located anywhere in the country, for a project constructed in the Hoosier State.

Calgary Redevelopment Claims First LEED Platinum Multi-Family Residence
Former hospital site now home to 22 sustainable townhomes
The Vento Residences, designed by Busby Perkins+Will and located in Calgary, Alberta, used a plethora of sustainable design strategies to garner the first Platinum LEED® certification for a multi-family residential project in North America. Completed in May 2006, the 39,000-square-foot Vento is an infill project that offers mixed retail, 20 market-rate townhouses, and two affordable townhouses within a vibrant inner-city neighborhood. The project is also a recipient of the Environmental Design + Construction Excellence in Design Award for multi-family residences.

In Contemplation of the Cul-de-Sac
A Modern museum floats up from the Midwestern suburbs
Designed as a series of gateways that lead visitors into an art-filled campus, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kan., is an austere, Modernist space that is informed by its suburban setting. Though calm and un-iconic, the museum is easily recognized by its two displaced volumes and dramatic cantilever. The new building is part of a museum building boom that is especially impacting smaller cities in the nation’s interior.

 

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